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M. RoDELLl Sept. 9, 1941.

2 SheetSSheet 2 ScREBN Fi1ed May 29, 1940 Pafofec Sepf. 9, 1941 STTES PATENT oFFCE T11iS invention felateS to house fufniShings and deoofation and Inofe parfioulafly fefers to iInpTovenlents i1 doof and Windovv sofeens of the ouftain type.

Suoh SoreenS afe genefally used in doofS of windows fof the puTpoSe of oonoealing ffonlyiew ohe Space behind the Scfeen, While anoWing ffee ve1ti1ation, and viftually uniInpeded passage be yond the sofeen. n Inost oaSeS it iS alSo neoeS Safy fof al SofeeT1 to foffn paft of a decofative ScheIne, hofrnonizing vvith of contfosting ffoIn the othef fofniShings, in a Inannef oaloulated to enhanoe the genefal effeot of a fooIn ensen1ble.

The pfiInafy objeot of thiS invenfion iS to pfo vide a Sc1 een of the cuftain type, oofnposed of a plufality of independent unitS of a nove1 and in1 pfoved oonStfuotion, eaSily put togethef in a vafiety of deSign and oolor ooInbinationS.

fnothef objeot iS to pfovide, in aj Sofeen of the ouftain type, a nove1 and ilnproved t111it con1- poSed of a plofa1ity of eleInentS aftioulately con neoted end to ef1c1 in chain-1ike fofInation to fofn1 aj flexible elongated Strllotufe, Soid eleInenfs being easily and intefchangeably connectable to one anothef fof the pufpoSe of attaining any one of a lafge variet of deSign and colof oon1bina tionS.

f fufthef objeot is to pfovide a f1ove1 type of elongated elenlent having each end adapted to ooopefate With the adoining eno. of an ad oin ing elefnent in aftioulately oonnecting said. ele- 1TlefltS to eaCh other and to ofhef siInilaf e1e nle11tS end to end, to fofro al flexible e1ongated Stfuctufe adapted to Sefve as one of a plufality of adjoining U1itS Sospended ffon1 a baf, to to gethef fofn1 3 Sofeen of the ouftain type a11ovvng ffee paSSage and ffee veI1tilation ()ther objecfs ano advantoges of the pfesent invention vvi11 n1ofe fully appeaf as the deSofip tion pfoceeds and vi11 be set fofth and olaifflecl in the oppended olaifns.

1y invention is illustfated by Way of exon1- p1e in the acoon1panyiog draWings, inWhich= 'ig. 1 is a vieW in elevation illuStrating the geneTa1 appeafonce of aw sofeen eo1bodying Iny invention;

ig. 2 is o f agnentfy longitudina1 sectional vieW in an enlafged soale Showing one of the ways of connecting adjoining eleInents of one of the nifS oofnpOSing the Sofeen;

Fig. 3 is a ofoSS Seotiona1 view thfough line 3-3 of i 2;

Eig. is al ffagnlentafy longitudinal Sectiona1 vieW of one of the ends of an e1enent pfovioed 55` vvith an end piece fofn1ing paft of a SubStantially Sphefioo1 ioint 'ig. 5 is a ffagInentafy longitudina1 Seotiona1 view of one of the ends of a tubulaf eleInent fofIned vvith longit11dinaHy extending pfongs adapted to fofIn paft of aJ substantially Sphefioal joint sin1ilaf to that i1111strated in ig.

1'ig. 6 iS a longituoina1 sectiona1 view of the end pieoe shown in 'ig. befofe the prongs afe bent to fofn1 the Sphefioa1 joint neInbef;

Pig. 7 is a ffagInentary longitudina1 sectiona1 view of one of the ends of a tub111or eleInent, if1 vvhich the pfongS afe Shaped to fofIn the feInale fneInbef of a Substantially Sphefica1 joint;

,ig. 8.is a ffagInentafy view in elevation of an aJdjoif1ing end of an adjoining e1eInen, in Whioh the pfongs afe Shaped to forn1 the nlale IneInbef of the sphefioa1 joint conneoting the tvvo e1e InentS;

ig. 9 iS a view, oartly Seotioned, of an a1tef native forn1 of aftionlated device for conneoting adjoining elenlents end to end;

ig. 10 iS aJ ffagInentafy longitudinal Seofion thfough the attaching end of the uppefInoSt elen1ent of one of the 11nits ooolposing thesoreen, i1111Stfating a fofm of S11SpenSion pieoe thefefof;

ig, 11 is Sifnilaf view i1111Stfating an a1tef native affangenlent fof aotaohing the SuSpenSion piece to the elen1ent;

Fig- 12 is a ffagn1entafy longitudinal seotion thfough a unit oon1posed of tubular eleInents of tioulotely oonnected to one another in an alternative mannef;

1= ig. 13 is a ffagn1entafy ffono viev of a sofeen unit i11I1Stfating Still anothef altefI1ative constfl1otion; and

ig. 14 is o paftly Seotioned side vieW thefeof.

J sofeen fnade aooofding to n1y invention, ooInpfiSeS a plurality of adjoining ohain-1ike 11f1its SI1SpeZ1ded ffo1T1 a, ouftain fod of ooher n1eans of attaohing theIn at theif uppef end, Said ohain units togethef fofffling an open vork ouftain Which vi11 freely give to a11OW passage of a pefson therethfough. The units afe ar anged in olose fofn1ation, giving the i1111Sion of a pfaotioany uf1inteffupted. Suffaoe effeotjvely oonoealing the Space beyond the sofeen, the lafge nun1bef of aif spaces intervening betvveen the units pfovidif1g fof ffee ventilation betWeen the fooIns Sepafated by the sofeen.

n a sofeen eInbodyfng Iny invention the ele- InentsooInposing the chain1ike units afe pfefef ably directly oonneoted to one anothef, and can be eaSily aSSen1bled to fofn1 any desifed deSign and .ooloruoonlbination. The elefnents oan be acoordingly feServe the fight to cafry ny invention into pfactice in a11 those vvays and nlanners WI1ich Inay enter, fairly, into the scope of the appended olain1S.

I clain1= 1. Scfeen coInpriSing al plufality of adjoining 1fexible 111its adapted to be attached at their uppef end and to hang loosely thefefroIn, each unit being coInpoSed of a plurality of tubular eleInents connected end' to end to one another to foffn a ohain-1ike Stfctufe, each elefnent hav ing at one end the Inale 1en1ber of a Spherical ioint and at the othef end a clusteT of Spring acting pfongs bent to forIn the fen1ale Inen1ber of a coTresponding spheTica1 joint, adapted to engage the Inalle member of tho adjoining end of an adjoining element.

2. soreen oonlpriSing a plurality of adoi11ing exib1e T1nitS adapted to be attached at theif uppef end and to hang loosely thereffoIn, eaoh unit being composed of ai pluTality of eleInentS connected end to end to one another to fofII1 o ohain-1ike Struotufe, each elen1ent having alt one end the male mefnbeT of a spheTical joint and at the other end o oluStef of spTing aong prongS bent to foTIn the feIT1ajle nen1bef of a corre- Sponding spheTical joint, adapted to engage the Inale member of the adjoining end of an adjoin ing eleInent.

3. A ScTeen coInpTiSing a p1ufa1ity of adjoining flexible units adapted to be attached at their Llppe1 end and to hang loosely thefeffoIn, each unit being ooInposed of ar p1ua1ity of elenlents onnected end to end to one another to foTIn a ohain-1ike structufe, at leaSt one end of each elefnent having al olustef of Spfing acting pfongs bent to form the female IneInbef of o sphefica1 joint, and mens assooiated vrith the adjoining end of an adjoining elefnent, conlpleting the sphefical joint thefevvith. 

